15th September 2019

8th September 2019

September 8, 2019

The Green Saviours team visited the site at Belagavi Airport and planted seeds to create a living mulch over a part of the site. This should take care of the nutritional and water needs of the site over a period in time.

1st September 2019

September 1, 2019

The Green Saviours team visited the Chikale site to assess the situation after the incessant rains. Representatives from the Zonal Office of LIC accompanied us as we planted 100 trees. Happy to see that almost all saplings are doing well despite the unprecedented heavy downpour.

25th August 2019

August 25, 2019

The Green Saviours team worked to clean the plot at Hanji Farms. We were joined by students of the Rotract Club of GIT, Belagavi. Creepers, climbers and grass which had outgrown the trees in the monsoon were removed and set aside to dry so that we could use them as mulch later.

18th August 2019

August 18, 2019

The Green Saviours team planted saplings at Belagavi Airport. We were joined by members of the Belagavi District Photographers association in commemoration of the 150th World Photography Day and planted 150 saplings.

28th July 2019

21st July 2019

July 21, 2019

Green Saviours added 200 trees to the plot at the Belagavi Airport and added bamboo supports to the 700 trees that were planted earlier during the week. One more drive with 10 new species with mulch and the forest should be underway.

14th July 2019

July 14, 2019

Green Saviours added 800 trees to the Mini Forest at Gokuldham, Chikale. Volunteers from the NSS Wing of Bharatesh, 10 volunteers from Goa and students from Gogte College made up the 100+ volunteers along with the Green Saviours team.

7th July 2019

30th June 2019

June 30, 2019

The incessant rains forced a postponement of the plantation at Chikale but work has to continue. The Green Saviours took time out to organize the saplings at the nursery. The heavy rains only enhanced the enthusiasm.

23rd June 2019

June 23, 2019

The Green Saviours team added 750 saplings to the Mini Forest Plot at Chikale in the Western Ghats. The site will accommodate a total of 8000 trees spread across a little over one acre in an attempt to create a dense plantation of 25 native species.

9th June 2019

June 9, 2019

The Green Saviours planted 130 saplings and added finishing touches to the upcoming Mini Forest at Hanji Farms. 830 saplings and the forest is now awaiting the blessings of Mother Nature. Now prayers and monsoon magic.

5th June 2019

2nd June 2019

June 2, 2019

130 saplings, Green Saviours, loads of guests and a generous amount of dry leaves shared by various people in Belagavi….perfect Green Saviours drive.Happy to see a lot of youngsters come to participate in our drives.

26th May 2019

May 26, 2019

The Green Saviours team added 90 trees to the Mini Forest at Hanji Farms. The saplings that have already been planted seem to be doing surprisingly well considering that the summer has been hotter than usual.

12th May 2019

5th May 2019

May 5, 2019

The Green Saviours team added 92 trees to the second dense plantation attempt at Hanji Farms. The highlight of the day was the use of the Auger to dig pits in a previously watered plot. A generous amount of mulch material was also added. The plot will be subsequently drenched with Jeevamrut.

28th April 2019

April 28, 2019

The Green Saviours team planted 120 trees at a Military Cantonment site beside CPEd ground, Belagavi. We were privileged to be joined by soldiers from the Maratha Light Infantry who have almost completed their engagement with their batallion. Rotary Club of Belgaum facilitated the plantation

21st April 2019

April 21, 2019

The Green Saviours were happy to have students from the Sanskruti EduCare Summer Camp as volunteers during the 160th Drive. The team is experimenting with different methods of dense plantation and as part of the same, 158 trees of 20 different species were planted at Hanji Farms, Santi Bastwad.

14th April 2019

April 14, 2019

Green Saviours 159th Drive. Planted 65 trees at the Mahesh P U College Compound, Belagavi. Happy to have the students involved in the plantation and looking forward to their involvement in subsequent projects.

7th April 2019

April 7, 2019

The Green Saviours team on the 157th Sunday drive conducted deweeding at the Miyawaki Plot at Desai Compound, Camp Belagavi. This was followed by discussions regarding the Maintenance Initiative across multiple sites and the Western Ghats Project.

31st March 2019

March 31, 2019

The Green Saviours journey takes us to some wonderful places. Today it was AEQUS Ecosystem of Efficiency, where we explored how they were going about their landscaping work without including lawns and by growing quite a few species that survive with minimum water. 50 Trees were planted

24th March 2019

March 24, 2019

Summer continues to be a challenge with the trees in the leaf shedding mode and the repeated incidents of humans setting fire to clear grass. The Green Saviours team on the 153rd Sunday drive conducted maintenance at the site at Nilaji. The team used the manual treadle pump for watering purposes

17th March 2019

March 17, 2019

Summer continues to be a challenge with the trees in the leaf shedding mode and the repeated incidents of humans setting fire to clear grass. The Green Saviours team on the 153rd Sunday drive conducted maintenance at the site at Nilaji.

10th March 2019

March 10, 2019

The Green Saviours team undertook maintenance of the sites at Christian Cemetery on Race Course Road, Duty Mandir, Ganeshpur and the Miyawaki Plot at BC 100, Camp. Watering, deweeding and adding dry leaves as mulch was completed at the sites.

3rd March 2019

24th February 2019

February 24, 2019

On the 151st Sunday drive, the Green Saviours team added 100 trees to the Mini Forest at BC 100, Camp, spread a generous amount of dry leaves and covered the site with a another mulch layer of rice straw. We were joined by the Desai Family and members of the Lions Club. The Mini Miyawaki Forest is now ready and with sufficient watering, it is up to Mother Nature to work her magic.

17th February 2019

February 17, 2019

The Green Saviours 150th Plantation Drive was blessed with the enthusiastic participation of students from KLE International School, Mahila Vidyalaya English Medium School, Love Dale Central School and KLS English Medium School. The volunteers planted 1150 trees to create a Mini Forest at BC-100, Camp, Belagavi.

27th January 2019

January 27, 2019

The Green Saviours team worked on making saplings at their nursery in Belagavi. 460 seeds of native species Butea monosperma, Lagerstromia, Neem,Cassia fistula and Elangi were sown in bags containing a mixture of manure and soil.

20th January 2019

January 20, 2019

The Green Saviours visited the Mini Forest at Hanji Farms and added 101 trees in order to enhance the plantation density to mimic a classical Miyawaki Forest. The quest for a near perfect dense plantation method continues

13th January 2019

6th January 2019

January 6, 2019

The Green Saviours team continued work at the Pragati Engineering site by adding 100 saplings to the Miyawaki Forest site. Filling up the empty spaces with around 10 species of trees and watering was undertaken. We shall be adding another set of 100+ trees to the site next week.

30th December 2018

December 30, 2018

The Green Saviours team cleaned up the site at Pragati Engineering and added a generous spread of Rice Straw in an attempt to edit the Miyawaki plot. With the mulch in place, the growth will pick up significantly.

23rd December 2018

December 23, 2018

The forest editing work at Rajgoli continues. We added 120 trees to make up for the losses due to water logging in the monsoon. The rice straw that we spread is holding the moisture well. Work done….now wait and watch for Natures Miracles

16th December 2018

December 16, 2018

Green Saviours Forest Editing Drive Made some changes to our Mini Forest at Rajgoli from inputs courtesy Afforestt and Shubhendu Sharma. We now have a layer of grass to keep the moisture in and to prevent weeds.

2nd December 2018

25th November 2018

November 25, 2018

The nursery is almost set. Segregation, shifting and watering undertaken by the Green Saviours team today. Time for consolidation.December and January will be dedicated to maintenance since the cold season is not exactly the right time to plant.

18th November 2018

November 18, 2018

The Green Saviours team continued work at the Sapling Nursery and spent time organizing saplings according to species, watering and adding nutrients to the Sapling bags. The next step will involve procurement of seeds of native flowering and fruiting species in order to develop an in-house stock of around 25000 saplings

11th November 2018

November 11, 2018

Work at the Green Saviours Nursery continues to take top priority. Today the team completed the transfer of all saplings to the nursery and worked on watering and arrangement. A couple of Sundays and the nursery should be set.

4th November 2018

November 4, 2018

The Green Saviours team commenced setting up of the sapling nursery at Shivaji Colony. Nearly 2000 saplings were shifted to the site. The team worked for over 4 hours on cleaning the site, loading and unloading saplings and watering.

28th October 2018

21st October 2018

October 21, 2018

The Green Saviours team planted 47 trees at Datta Mandir at Ganeshpur, Belagavi. The drive was facilitated by Rotary Club Of Venugram. A special aspect of the drive was the wonderful involvement of the local residents.

14th October 2018

October 14, 2018

Green Saviours team conducted cleaning and maintenance at the Sindhi Colony Site. The trees that were lost among the weeds were provided spaces of their own and it is wonderful to note that most of them have come up well.

7th October 2018

October 7, 2018

The Green Saviours team along with members of Rotary Club, Belagavi North and the residents of Chanamma Colony, planted 52 trees at Sai Mandir, Shree Nagar, Belagavi. 22 trees out of these have been planted by local residents near their houses with the assurance that each household will take care of 2 trees.

30th September 2018

23rd Sept 2018

September 23, 2018

The Green Saviours continued the plantation activity by planting 48 saplings at a Petrol Pump off the highway at Bhutramhatti near Belagavi. With the monsoon over, the digging was tough but then so are we….

16th September 2018

September 16, 2018

The Green Saviours team added 42 trees to the Tarabethi Sansthe plot and watered the trees that were planted earlier. A special thanks to all members who made it to the drive despite the festive season.The commitment continues….

9th Sept 2018

September 9, 2018

Green Saviours team on its 127th Sunday drive planted 127 trees at a Cemetery at Nilji Village on Sambra Road, Belagavi. Always a pleasure and a learning experience when villagers lend a hand to our mission of adding to the greenery in and around the city.

26th August 2018

August 26, 2018

The Green Saviours team commemorated the 125th consecutive Sunday of work by planting 125 trees at Nature Care Camp of the Department of Forestry at Halabhavi. What started as an idea has grown into a little movement and a habit that takes us to mother earth every Sunday.

19th August 2018

August 19, 2018

The Green Saviours team planted 100 trees at the Nature Camp of the Department of Forestry at Halabhavi near RCU. This plantation was part of the “Green Karnataka” initiative. We thank the Department of Forestry for the opportunity.

12th August 2018

August 12, 2018

The Monsoon has been decently generous and has created some wonderful plantation opportunities in and around the city. The Green Saviours team planted 110 trees at the Lingayat Cemetery near Siddheshwar High School at Kanabargi, Belagavi.

5th August 2018

29th July 2018

July 29, 2018

750 saplings added to the barren space after manually shifting saplings across a distance of 500 mts into the forest at Hunshweri in the hill region of Kakati, Belagavi. Volunteers from Gogate College (BCA) and the Rotaract Club, Belagavi participated in the drive.

22nd July 2018

July 22, 2018

The Green Saviours team on its 120th consecutive Sunday of work conducted a plantation drive with Shivajianna Kaganikar to plant 350 trees at the hills near Kakati. Happy to state that students from the nearby school at Kakati joined hands with us.

15th July 2018

July 15, 2018

The Green Saviours team worked to add trees to the existing vegetation at the site near the Revan Siddheshwar Temple and Goshala ahead of Sonatti, at Hunsewari Math located in the hills near Kakati, Belagavi. Happy that under the guidance of social activist Shri Shivajianna Kaganikar who has been working on plantation at the site for a few years, we were able to add 360 trees to the area.

8th July 2018

July 8, 2018

The Green Saviours team on its 118th successive Sunday of work planted 102 trees at the KSCA stadium, Kanbargi Road, Belagavi. The presence of native trees in the urban landscape is quintessential to the ecosystem

17th June 2018

June 17, 2018

The Green Saviours team planted 500 trees at the ISCKON site at Chikhale Village in the forest area near Jamboti. Over 75 members participated in the drive that involved a 3 km trek through a beautiful forest

12th March 2017

5th March 2017

26th February 2017

February 26, 2017

The Green Saviours team had a prepared plot for plantation. We took to work at 7.30 AM today, distributed saplings across the spaces and planted 417 saplings in 2100 sqft of land using the Miyawaki recommendations, spread dried leaves, watered the patch, added some microorganisms to the site and fenced it to ready our first Mini Forest at Shantai Vruddhashram. Now that we have done our bit, we have made arrangements for watering of the site twice a week and eagerly await the blessings of Mother Nature…. We had 83 volunteers today and we did our bit. Now it’s her turn!!!

26th February 2017

February 26, 2017

The Green Saviours team for their 42nd successive Sunday of work planted 241 trees at a farm on Khanapur Jamboti Road. Over 60 volunteers joined the effort. The team will subsequently undertake the plantation of multiple mini forests at the site. The site promises space for close to 5000 trees and we look forward to working in the region since it falls in the patch that will ultimately contribute to rainfall in and around Belagavi.

19th February 2017

February 19, 2017

Spreading manure and rice husk across the site, mixing it up with the soil using a tractor with suitable attachments and watering the site to get it ready for next week’s plantation drive; the Green Saviours team successfully completed its 40th Drive. The said operations were executed at the Shantai Old Age Home site by a team of over 75 members. We now have our soil ready and next week shall be undertaking plantation of 500 trees comprising as assortment of over 40 species of trees, bushes and grasses to create our first mini forest.

19th February 2017

February 19, 2017

The Green Saviours Team, 43rd Drive, 231 trees planted at the farm house on Nilawde road between Khanapur and Jamboti.Total trees planted since April 2016 is 2803. The team was happy to welcome 5 new members into the fold as the joy of plantation on Sundays continues.

12th February 2017

February 12, 2017

39th Drive of the Green Saviours team. Visited the site at Shantai Old Age Home. Prepared the plantation site by removing weeds, digging the soil using a JCB, shifting manure to the site, spreading rice husk and mixing it with the soil, cleaning the Shantai Old Age Home premises, planting a few trees and a small function to mark the occasion. A special thanks to Vijay More Ex Mayor and Santosh Mamdapur for all the arrangements. Now we have a few things to do before we plant close to 400 trees next week. The mini forest mission is underway!!!!

5th February 2017

February 5, 2017

Early morning visit to Shantai Old Age home to explore our first Green Saviours mini-forest plantation site. Super thankful to Santosh Mamdapur for arranging this with Vijay More Ex Mayor. We inspected the site and made plans for our first plantation for the New Year. 2017, here we come with renewed commitments!!!

29th January 2017

22th January 2017

January 22, 2017

37th successive Sunday of work. Watering of trees, replacing the lost trees, cleaning and covering the watered spaces, we continued our Venugreen Project at God Course Desur and explored a site for prospective dense plantation in the year ahead. We had a surprise visitor Dr Wali and had meaningful discussions in context of furthering our project.

15th January 2017

January 15, 2017

Caring for the young, we often miss caring for the elders. Green Saviours drives can be so philosophical that they leave one with lessons for a lifetime. We were busy cleaning spaces around the new trees planted on the site when these larger and older ones seemed to be looking at us with anger and envy. Amidst discussions that they needed not up keeping, we decided to indulge and gave their base a thorough cleaning job. I guess we must have left them happy. They are the survivors on the rugged terrain and ignoring them would have been utter disrespect. So what if their roots are set, a caring hand always means a lot. Looking forward to their green blessings……

8th January 2017

January 8, 2017

The Green Saviours team was at work for the 36th Sunday in a row. The site was the Tarabethi Sansthe at Sangameshwar Nagar. The resident trainees who have come here for a two month training also joined our effort as we carried out maintenance of about 80 trees at the site. Cleaning spaces and watering to leave the trees happier than before in their newly established habitat makes it a fulfilling experience…

1st January 2017

January 1, 2017

The Green Saviours team joined the students of St Joseph School yesterday as they performed a street play at Railway Station and conducted a rally to generate awareness regarding environmental conservation. A special thanks to the Principal for letting us be part of their effort. Got a chance to address the students and the onlookers at the Railways station and made the most of it. Maybe a few more will join our ongoing mission.

25th December 2016

December 25, 2016

The dynamics of plantation sites can be quite challenging. One such site is the Zilla Tarabethi Sansthe site at Sangameshwar Nagar. The Green Saviours team has planted close to a hundred trees there. The terrain is quite rocky beneath and the soil seems to drain very fast. It has been quite challenging both for our trees and us but we are happy that both have managed to get a grip of our responsibilities. The team visited the site early morning and watered the plants. The challenge would be to motivate the officer trainees there to help us by watering on a regular basis.

18th December 2016

December 18, 2016

Exploring plantation sites and to establish contacts with locals, 12 members of the Green Saviours team visited several villages like Kusmali, Habannatti, Torali, Amte and Kalmani bear the Jamboti region. We thank the Ekal Organization for taking us through this exploratory journey. Special thanks to Praveen Pujar for accompanying us.

11th December 2016

December 11, 2016

The Green Saviours team for the 35th Plantation drive revisited the Maratha Mandal School, Kiniye. The team loosened the soil, added manure and watered over 80 trees and planted another 20 trees at the site. It was heartening to notice that only three trees at the site had perished despite the lack of water at the school. The lost trees were replaced. The School Principal had kept the students at work each Saturday to make sure that the region’s around the trees were kept clean.

4th December 2016

December 4, 2016

The Green Saviours team managed to prevent the chopping of a huge Rain Tree that is almost over 20 years old. The incident came to light on 22nd Nov 2016 when one of the team members spotted the contractor chopping off a branch of a tree

27th November 2016

20th November 2016

November 20, 2016

Green Saviours team worked for the 33rd successive Sunday and conducted maintenance drives at the Nagzari School site and Gurudev Ranade Mandir. A couple of saplings that had perished were replaced by new ones. Over 60 members participated in the drive. It is a joy to see consistently committed members joining for the work each Sunday.

13th November 2016

November 13, 2016

COME JOIN THE EFFORT……. We have worked for 32 consecutive Sundays and will continue unabated but the real purpose can be accomplished only if the tens become hundreds and more…. The Green Saviours team had the privilege of a wonderful visitor Captain Dhond who is an expert on issues pertaining to the flora and fauna of the Western Ghats. Captain addressed the Green Saviours and discussed various issues pertaining to strengthening the movement to restore the ecology of the region and consequently the climate. He also accompanied the team on its 32nd successive Sunday of work as the team undertook maintenance of the trees planted at Gulmohur and Parijat Colony on Angol Vadgaon Road. Under the guidance of Captain Dhond and the Mahadayei Research Project, the Green Saviours team will commit itself to enhancing the plantation commitments from the hundreds to thousands of trees and…

6th November 2016

November 6, 2016

31 Sunday of work for the Green Saviours team. The team visited the Aashray Colony garden where we had planted trees earlier in May. The best part is that the site is being maintained under the watchful eyes of Narasinha Joshi and company who are the residents of the colony. The Municipal workers help maintain the garden which houses over 70 trees that were part of our first 100 odd saplings planted. The best part of it was that the place was spic and span with the grass and weeds cleared. We are happy to announce that all have grown well and there is just…

30th October 2016

October 30, 2016

Discovering a whole new way to spend the Diwali and working for the 30th consecutive Sunday, the Green Saviours team visited the Kalmeshwar Mandir site at Old Belagavi and undertook cleaning, watering and the addition of manure. Unfortunately 9 trees had not survived due to water logging in the rainy season. New trees were planted in the pits. Arrangements have been made to ensure watering of the 51 trees at the site and what was interesting to note is that all the Jackfruit, Banyan and Peepal trees have survived despite the nature of the site to accumulate water during the rains.

23rd October 2016

October 23, 2016

Green Saviours team visited the Golf Course at Desur to ascertain the status of the trees and watered the trees planted. It was a joy to notice that almost all trees at the said site have survived. The site is ideally suited for vegetation and the probably since there is a lot of accumulating dew, these plants will keep finding enough water to survive. Over 60 members participated in the drive. We are thankful to KLE International School for providing us the buses. We also thank the Belgaum Golf Association for the opportunity. This…

16th October 2016

October 16, 2016

The Green Saviours team visited Habbanatti just off Belgaum Chorla Road ahead of Jamboti. 75 trees were planted at the Hanuman Temple beside the river Malaprabha. The temple management will be taking care of the trees. The team also spent some memorable moments in laughter and frolic and enjoyed the short picnic at the wonderful locale. A local cook provided frugal meals and the rustic flavour was a treat to the senses. After weeks of working together, it was wonderful to note to enhanced degree of bonding between members of the Green Saviours family. The initial hesitancy to mingle has been replaced by a wonderful sense of togetherness and what makes it more special is the dedication to the cause. Green Saviours is happy to announce that we have secured a distinct foothold in the region around Jamboti for plantation and we now have several invitations to plant trees right up to Kanakumbi; the region of our focus since it would make a difference to the climate in Belagavi. A special thanks to the Management of Bharatesh Group of Institutions for providing us the transport for our drives. Looking forward to associating with other institutions.

9th October 2016

October 9, 2016

Green Saviours 27th Plantation Drive at Maharishi Vithal Shinde High School, Runkundye on Belagavi Chorla Road. The team planted 45 saplings and entrusted the task of caretaking to the students in the school. The School Principal assured us that the students would be assigned the responsibility and in return we promised to provide note books for the students in the upcoming year.

2nd October 2016

October 2, 2016

The Green Saviours mission continues for the 26th Sunday in a row. The team visited Islamiya High School and planted 51 saplings on campus. Faculty and students participated. The wonderful part of the drive was the opportunity to participate in the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations and also paid respects to Lal Bahadur Shastriji and we got the privilege of being part of the assembly where school children spoke about the principles of Gandhiji in both English and Urdu. We wish to thank the Management, Principal, staff and students for their.enthusiastic participation.

25th September 2016

September 25, 2016

The Green Saviours team revisited the plantation sites at Syndicate Bank Colony, Ganeshpur and Hukkerimath and cleaned up the spaces around the trees planted earlier. As we pile up numbers and work towards our goal for the 26th successive Sunday, the one thing that stands out is that every site has different dynamics in terms of the type of soil and it’s capacity to drain or hold water, the growth patterns of each sapling and also weed management along with several issues that emerge with the manner in which other people influence the site. Each drive is thus a wonderful learning experience in the midst of nature that continues to inspire us to greater purpose with enhanced determination. A special thanks to the residents of Syndicate Bank Colony who watered the saplings during the summer and helped ensure that the trees…

18th September 2016

September 18, 2016

Green Saviours team continued work for the 25th successive Sunday. The members completed the cleaning and composting pit creation work at the Zilla Tarabethi Sansthe Site at Sangameshwar Nagar. Seven trees that were earlier planted had perished and the team replaced the loss with now saplings. Over 50 members participated. The team is happy to continue working on…

11th September 2016

September 11, 2016

The Green Saviours team worked for the 24th successive Sunday and revisited the Zilla Tarabethi Sansthe Site where they had earlier planted 81 trees. The team cleaned the spaces around the trees, watered the spaces and examined the growth of the planted saplings. 75 of the trees have survived and arrangements have been made to plant new saplings in place of the ones lost. The team is focussing not only on plantation but also on ensuring that the planted trees survive. Similar assessment and redressal drives are planned for all the sites to ensure that the 1600+ trees planted live to grow up into vegetation that will positively influence the climate in and around the city.

4th September 2016

September 4, 2016

Having planted over 1600 trees, the Green Saviours team commenced the task of consolidating and confirming their accomplishments. The team assembled at Gurudev Ranade Mandir and commenced the process of clearing the weeds around the planted trees. Spaces around the trees were cleared and clear spaces generated for watering. The weeds which were chopped off were dumped into a composting pit. This was the 22nd Sunday of working for the team. Subsequently the team met to discuss future course of action. Similar clearing and maintenance drives will be conducted across the sites and saplings replaced if necessary.

28th August 2016

August 28, 2016

21st Sunday of work for Green Saviours. The Green Saviours team harvested over 400 mango saplings from the road sides and from residential compounds and replanted them in bags at the Chenamma Nagar Nursery. We are happy to announce that in addition to harvesting close to a thousand trees from the road sides, we have also planted over 1600 trees this year in various parts of the city.

21st August 2016

August 21, 2016

The Green Saviours team worked for the 20th consecutive Sunday and planted 140 trees at Desur Golf Course. Members worked relentlessly in the rains and stuck to their objective of adding to the greenery in the region around Belagavi. The team wishes to thank the Belgaum Got Association and the Department of Forestry for their continued support.

14th August 2016

August 14, 2016

A near perfect way to spend Independence Day. Addressed the members of Navaratri Mandal at Anjaneya Nagar in context of the activities of the Green Saviours team. Drew attention to the need for more people to take up tree plantation and protection. Also stressed on the need for ensuring that we generate less garbage rather than on managing it after we create it. Working on forming Green Saviours teams in various parts of the city so that there is a collective effort towards environmental protection before the issues get out of hand….

7th August 2016

August 7, 2016

The Green Saviours team continued their work for the 18th successive Sunday. Members conducted the second sapling collection drive in which they collected over 300 saplings of mango, jambool and other native trees from road sides in the areas of Bhagyanagar, Tilakwadi and Hindwadi. The collected saplings were transported to the Forest Nursery at Rani Chenamma Nagar and were transferred into bags. The forest department will be maintaining these saplings which constitute the Green Saviours inventory for subsequent plantations. The team wishes to thank the Department of Forestry for their cooperation. The Green Saviours team has harvested over 600 saplings from the road sides over the past two Sundays and have earlier planted over 1500 trees. The team wishes to take up larger projects in the year ahead and invites Belgaumites living in the city to join the effort. People living outside…

31st July 2016

July 31, 2016

The Green Saviours commenced a unique initiative during their 17th consecutive Sunday of working in the interests of restoring the greenery in the city. Nearly a hundred volunteers participated and the specialty of todays drive was the presence of a large number of college students who have joined the initiative. They conducted a ‘Sapling Harvesting Drive’ and picked up over 400 saplings from road sides and from residential compounds. Most of these trees do not survive and hence the Green Saviours team in association with the Department of Social Forestry has taken up the responsibility of saving these trees by transferring them to bags full of soil and compost. The trees will be part of the Green Saviours inventory and will be maintained by the forest nursery at Chenamma Nagar….

24th July 2016

July 24, 2016

Green Saviours team travelled to Maratha Mandal High School Kiniye on Belagavi-Chorla Road and conducted their plantation drive for the 17th successive Sunday. About 100 volunteers participated. Students from the school also planted trees. 132 trees were planted. The school has been advised to allocate the trees to groups of students from the school and we have instituted awards for the top three teams in order to ensure survival of the trees. We thank the school management for the invitation. The participatory mode of plantation is ideal for the survival of the trees planted. We are happy to work at sites along the road leading to Goa since it is common belief…

17th July 2016

July 17, 2016

Plantation drive for the 16th successive Sunday…..the Green Saviours effort has been a consistent one. We conducted our plantation drive at Nagzari School Tilakwadi and planted 54 trees. The trees will be allocated to groups of students and we even announced a small prize for the best care taking effort. We also conducted an awareness rally through the streets of Tilakwadi. The support from the…

13th July 2016

July 13, 2016

The joys of plantation continued for the 15th successive Sunday when nearly a 100 volunteers of the Green Saviours team planted nearly 250 trees at the Desur Golf Course. We thanks Rajendra Belgaumkar and IMER for providing us the vehicle to take the members to the site. Special thanks to the BGCA for inviting us to continue plantation at the site and also the forest department who provided us saplings. A few new members added fun to the weekly experience. Most others are already pretty skilled in the art of tree plantation by now. Mr Mathad from the department…

10th July 2016

July 10, 2016

The Green Saviours team conducted plantation of trees for the 13th successive Sunday under the Venugreen Project. The team planted 54 trees at the temple site at Kalmeshwar Colony lake. Nearly 140 members including residents participated. The team wishes to thank the residents for the invitation and their commitment to take care of the trees. The team then visited Bharatesh Central School campus opp Suvarna Soudha and planted 30 trees. Thanks to the Principal of the school and the management for their invitation. We also wish to thank the Department of Forestry for supplying the saplings and wish to invite Belgaumites to join us in our effort to restore the greenery in town.

3rd July 2016

July 3, 2016

A welcome break and a promise to keep….. Picking up saplings, digging pits, forming human chains and ferrying trees and water, carrying implements around, preparing the soil, watering the pit and clearing the area are habits that we have inculcated over the past few months and no Sunday is complete without the task. Greetings of warmth, travelling together, the antakshari on the bus ride, hi fives, selfies and some wonderful moments have added life to living. New members join and new smiles emerge while old…

26th June 2016

June 26, 2016

Green Saviours team conducted their 11th plantation drive at Zilla Tarabethi Sansthe Sangameshwar Nagar. 75 trees were planted at the site. Over 100 volunteers participated including a team from Kadoli village. The drive commenced with a plantation by the new members. The women folk celebrated the local festival by planting Banyan trees. Members who had birthdays and anniversaries of loved ones and self, planted a Peepal tree. The drive concluded with the National Anthem as we continued to dedicate our efforts for the welfare of the city and the nation. We thank that administration at the institution for providing us the opportunity. Special thanks to the Department of Forestry for providing us the saplings. The site which was earlier full of bushes was cleared and pits dug using a JCB. The digging team…

19th June 2016

June 16, 2016

The Green Saviours team at the plantation drive at Hukkeri Hiremath Mutth near Ganeshpur planted over 40 trees at the site. Swamiji and RFO Nimbargi Madam planted trees. The Swamiji also distributed special wooden boxes that can be mounted on trees to attract birds to make them into nests. Over 100 members participated. Members who had birthdays and anniversaries were felicitated with saplings of Vinca Rosia, the Ever flowering plant and planted a tree together. The team wishes to thank the Swamiji for the opportunity and the Forest Department for the saplings. The total number of trees planted since we began on 10th April is over 500. We look forward to planting on other sites both within and around the city. Simple mantra Make sure that all trees survive. Keep It Simple and Steady…..KISS….the apt acronym. We are a bunch of environmental enthusiasts who plant trees every Sunday between 7.30 and 9.30. The bonding between the members and the sheer joy is contagious. We may not be experts or professionals but more importantly, we are a bunch of humans who learn…

12th June 2016

June 12, 2016

With the blessings of noble, simple and super humble social activist Shivaji Kaganikar, the rains over the past few days and the cooperation extended by the Kadoli team and villagers, the Green Saviours commemorated World Environment Day at Kadoli Village by planting 166 trees. The Kadoli team then took charge of 34 saplings to take the tally to 200. Over 130 members of the Green Saviours team had the privilege of being addressed by Shivaji Anna and then proceeded to plant trees in the compound of a college, a crematorium, a school and surrounding areas. This was followed by a sumptuous rustic meal of Bhakri, Junka and Garlic Chutney with a generous dash of…

5th June 2016

June 5, 2016

THE GREEN SAVIORS TEAM UNDER THE PROJECT VENUGREEN CONDUCTED THEIR 8TH CONSECUTIVE PLANTATION DRIVE AT GOVERNMENT SCHOOL SADASHIVNAGAR ON SUNDAY FROM 7.30 AM TO 9 PM . ABOUT 100 VOLUNTEERS DUG PIT S AND PLANTED ABOUT 50 SAPLINGS TAKING THE TALLY TO 300.

29th May 2016

May 29, 2016

The Green Saviours team continues to keep the momentum of the Venugreen Project intact with about 100 volunteers participating in the plantation drive at the Government School, Vishvesvaraya Nagar, Belagavi. We planted over forty trees after digging pits and taking all the precautions as advised by the Department of Forestry. The total tally of trees planted is nearly 300 but we are going slow and steady. The large scale plantation will happen once the rains arrive.

22nd May 2016

May 22, 2016

The Green Saviours team continued their tree plantation drive as part of the Venugreen Project. In 7th plantation drive conducted at Parijat Colony, Angol-Vadgaon Road, the members planted over 40 trees. The team has planted over 200 trees and is proud to announce that all have survived. Over 100 members and the residents of the colony participated. The team conducted an awareness rally wherein they marched from City Hall, Bhagyanagar to Parijat Colony and raised slogans calling for people to join the effort. Representatives from Kadoli village joined the team and have invited Green…

15th May 2016

May 15, 2016

The Green Saviours team continued their plantation drive, uninterrupted for the sixth consecutive week. The members planted more than 25 trees at a park at Syndicate Bank Colony, Ganeshpur. The Deputy RFO Mr. Teli addressed the members on intricacies pertaining to the methodology of planting trees and proper care taking. He also provided information regarding various support schemes from the Forest Department and assured the Green Saviours of all possible support in their ongoing initiative which involves planting trees across the city of Belagavi. The Green Saviours team especially thanks the residents of the colony for their participation and assurance to take care of the trees. Setting an apt protocol, the team concluded the plantation activity with a collective and spirited rendition of the National Anthem. The team wishes to continue extending invitations to Belgaumites to join the endeavour.

8th May 2016

May 8, 2016

The Green Saviours team as part of the Venugreen Project conducted their 5th plantation drive at Gulmohur Colony, Vadgaon Road, Belagavi. Nearly 100 members of the group in addition to a large number of residents from the colony participated. The team planted nearly 40 trees including their 150th tree, cleaned the area & dug up a composting pit to make manure using fallen leaves. Green Saviours is working continuously to ensure that all the planted trees survive. The group wishes to thank the residents of the colony for their support and look forward to associating with residents across the…

1st May 2016

May 1, 2016

Green Saviours-Enrollment drive for Venugreen Project/4th plantation Drive. The Green Saviours team conducted its 4th plantation drive and reconvened at Gurudev Mandir campus. The volunteers undertook cleaning of the campus and planted trees. Over 100 members from across town participated. The Venugreen Project has been scaled up to plant a million trees in the coming five years. Since thousands of volunteers would be needed for the project, the team has decided to commence volunteer enrollment drives in this week. The idea is to have different teams of volunteers managing plantation sites in their own part of the city. On this occasion the team informs that all the hundred trees planted over the past four weeks have survived. People in charge of managing the trees were appreciated for their contributions. The Green Saviours team also met member of the association of residents at Krishi Colony to discuss the plantation for the coming week. The team wishes to invite associations…

24th April 2016

April 24, 2016

The Green Saviours team as part of the Venugreen Project planted 50 trees at an abandoned park at Aashray Colony, Nanawadi Belagavi on 24th April 2016. This group of people from various walks of life in the city has come together with the purpose of restoring the greenery to compensate for the effects of the road development that is happening in Belagavi. In their first noteworthy accomplishment, they planted their 100th tree today. The plantation was done by Shri Gopal Mense, a senior citizen and wellwisher from the colony. Over 100 members of the group along with residents of the colony participated. The group is presently planting just a few trees across town in an attempt to generate awareness. Actual…

17th April 2016

April 17, 2016

The Green Saviours team conducted their second plantation drive at the Gurudev Mandir campus on Sunday 17th April 2016. More than 60 volunteers from the group planted 25 trees, cleaned the area around existing trees and watered both the new and the existing plants. The Green Saviours team is a group of individuals from various walks of life in the city of Belagavi. They will be undertaking several initiatives for environmental conservation and the current activity is called the Venugreen Project. Members get together every Sunday between 7.30 and 9.00 AM and carry out tree plantation. The trees are provided by the Department of Forestry. They also work through the week on ensuring that the trees survive. Last week they had planted fifteen trees at Bharatesh Campus near Fort and in the next week they will be planting over 50 trees at Nanawadi. The plan is to reach a target of 6000 trees over the year.

10th April 2016

April 10, 2016

The first plantation drive of the Green Saviours team happened when on 10th April, 2016, a team of around 30 people planted over 25 trees at campus of Bharatesh Group of Institutions at Fort, Belagavi. Subsequently the management of the institution has taken care of the trees and has also provided tree guards for each tree.

3rd April 2016

April 3, 2016

The First meeting of the Green Saviours team happened at Nath Pai Udyan, Tilakwadi on 3rd April in order to commence the Venugreen Project. As part of the project, we promised ourselves that we would plant thousands of trees across Belagavi and in the surrounding regions in order to restore the greenery and the ecological balance.